Tag: President Jacob Zuma

EAST LONDON – South Africa urgently needs a change in political leadership and a reshaped economic policy, African National Congress stalwart Mathews Phosa said on Sunday. Delivering the OR Tambo memorial lecture in East London, the veteran ANC member called for the resignation of President Jacob Zuma, the entire cabinet, National Assembly, and ANC national […]

DURBAN – President Jacob Zuma has dismissed allegations that he is corrupt and what could be seen as a direct swipe at recent anti-Zuma pronouncements by the African National Congress’s alliance partners – union federation Cosatu and the South African Communist Party – he told them to focus on “real issues” affecting the working class and […]

JOHANNESBURG, MAY 11 – President Jacob Zuma has arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where he will launch the South Africa-Tanzania Binational Commission. The Presidency said the state visit will further deepen South Africa’s economic, political, cultural and social relations with Tanzania. Zuma arrived in Tanzania late on Wednesday. “President Zuma will co-chair the launch […]

JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma has applied for leave to appeal the North Gauteng High Court ruling obliging him to submit his reasons for the March Cabinet reshuffle in which he fired Pravin Gordhan as finance minister. In a statement released by Presidency on Wednesday night, Zuma outlined 12 grounds, related to rule 35 (12), […]

JOHANNESBURG – The Helen Suzman Foundation has lodged an application seeking the Constitutional Court to have President Jacob Zuma’s firing of former finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas be declared invalid and set aside. The organisation said Zuma has established a pattern of “irrational and unlawful behaviour” through the Nkandla debacle and […]

Zuma is a problem and its time to admit it Jacob Zuma is a problem; its time we all admit this. No president in our short few years of democracy is more abused and more reviled than this one man. It’s clear he is a problem; let us then try to understand why he is […]

CAPE TOWN – President Jacob Zuma has accepted the resignation of Judge Mabel Jansen, his office announced on Monday. Jansen tendered her resignation last week after the judicial service commission investigated social media comments she made stating that rape was part of black culture. “Justice Jansen was on special leave following comments she made on […]

JOHANNESBURG – South African President Jacob Zuma on Monday congratulated Emmanuel Macron, President-elect of the Republic of France, following his victory in the French presidential elections. “South Africa looks forward to working with the French government under the leadership of Mr Macron to consolidate the already strong political, economic and trade ties between South Africa […]

JOHANNESBURG, May 5 (ANA) – The African National Congress on Friday said it has “noted with concern” the judgment delivered by the North Gauteng High Court, which compels President Jacob Zuma to hand over records of his decision to the Democratic Alliance (DA) within five days. On Thursday Judge Bashir Vally, presiding in the matter […]

PARLIAMENT, May 4 – An application by the United Democratic Movement for a vote of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma to be held by secret ballot has been set down for April 15, Parliament said on Thursday. “Parliament has received further directions from the Constitutional Court regarding the application from the United Democratic Movement […]

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